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Shaw, Bernard 1856-1950
Overview
| Works: | 10,885
works in
25,057
publications in
62
languages and
417,358
library holdings
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| Genres: | English drama
Comedies
Historical drama
Drama
Didactic drama
Literature
Musicals
English drama (Comedy)
Motion picture plays
Historical drama, English
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| Roles: | Editor, Author of screenplay, Other, Bibliographic antecedent, Signer, Honoree, Dedicatee, Author of introduction, Creator, Inscriber, Author of dialog, Adapter, Narrator, Annotator, Speaker, Translator, Librettist, Scenarist, Former owner, Photographer, Host, Commentator, Conceptor, Composer, Performer |
| Classifications: | pr5363,
822.912 |
Most widely held works about
Bernard Shaw
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Most widely held works by
Bernard Shaw
Pygmalion by Bernard Shaw (
Book
)
668
editions published
between
1900
and
2011
in
26
languages
and held by
4,295
libraries
worldwide
Pygmalion both delighted and scandalized its first audiences in 1914. A brilliantly witty reworking of the classical tale of the sculptor who falls in love with his perfect female statue, it is also a barbed attack on the British class system and a statement of Shaw's feminist views. In Shaw's hands, the phoneticist Henry Higgins is the Pygmalion figure who believes he can transform Eliza Doolittle, a cockney flower girl, into a duchess at ease in polite society. The one thing he overlooks is that his 'creation' has a mind of her own. This is the definitive text produced under the editorial supervision of Dan H. Laurence, with an illuminating introduction by Nicholas Grene, discussing the language and politics of the play. Also included in this volume is Shaw's preface, as well as his 'sequel' written for the first publication in 1916, to rebut public demand for a more conventionally romantic ending.
Saint Joan : a chronicle play in six scenes and an epilogue by Bernard Shaw (
Book
)
454
editions published
between
1920
and
2010
in
20
languages
and held by
3,446
libraries
worldwide
The Irish playwright's dramatic presentation of Joan of Arc as peasant, genius, saint and fifteenth century feminist.
Man and superman : a comedy and a philosophy by Bernard Shaw (
Book
)
383
editions published
between
1900
and
2010
in
19
languages
and held by
2,895
libraries
worldwide
In Shaw's classic battle of the sexes, John Tanner flees when Ann Whitefield declares her intention to marry him.
Androcles and the lion; Overruled; Pygmalion by Bernard Shaw (
Book
)
249
editions published
between
1911
and
2010
in
12
languages
and held by
2,771
libraries
worldwide
A retelling of the fable originally written by Apion, an Egyptian living in Rome around 40 A.D., in which Androcles, a runaway slave, befriends a wounded lion.
Seven plays, with prefaces and notes by Bernard Shaw (
Book
)
18
editions published
between
1851
and
1967
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
2,374
libraries
worldwide
These plays are included in this volume: Caesar and Cleopatra, Mrs. Warren's Profession; Arms and the Man; Candida; saint Joan; Man and Superman and the Devil's Disiple.
Shaw on theatre by Bernard Shaw (
Book
)
130
editions published
between
1916
and
2005
in
7
languages
and held by
2,336
libraries
worldwide
Essays, letters, and reviews.
Major Barbara by Bernard Shaw (
Book
)
261
editions published
between
1905
and
2010
in
18
languages
and held by
2,256
libraries
worldwide
"A play about poverty and society, dramatized in the struggle between a wealthy man and his daughter, Barbara, who works with the Salvation Army."
Arms and the man by Bernard Shaw (
Book
)
305
editions published
between
1893
and
2010
in
14
languages
and held by
2,161
libraries
worldwide
Set in Bulgaria; a satirization of the ridiculous idealizations of military heroism and romantic love.
The perfect Wagnerite; a commentary on the Niblung's ring by Bernard Shaw (
Book
)
75
editions published
between
1898
and
2010
in
3
languages
and held by
2,055
libraries
worldwide
Complete plays, with prefaces by Bernard Shaw (
Book
)
6
editions published
between
1962
and
1963
in
English
and held by
1,971
libraries
worldwide
Back to Methuselah : a metabiological pentateuch by Bernard Shaw (
Book
)
186
editions published
between
1912
and
2010
in
15
languages
and held by
1,863
libraries
worldwide
A classic play in which right-thinking people evolve by determined effort into superhumans, eventually being able to look forward to the day when they may cast off the shackles of vulgar matter and become perfect beings of "pure energy".
Heartbreak house by Bernard Shaw (
Book
)
164
editions published
between
1916
and
2010
in
10
languages
and held by
1,843
libraries
worldwide
"Into the eccentric household of Captain Shotover and his daughter Hesione comes Ellie Dunn, a young woman ready to marry for money rather than love. Hesione protests vigorously, but her rakish husband, Hector, snobbish sister, Ariadne, and the wealthy industrialist Boss Mangan have also joined the house-party and opinion becomes divided on the matter. Should financial concerns take priority over romantic ones, or should we hold on to our ideals, regardless of the consequences?"--BOOK JACKET.
Caesar and Cleopatra by Bernard Shaw (
Book
)
218
editions published
between
1898
and
2010
in
24
languages
and held by
1,827
libraries
worldwide
An October night on the Syrian border of Egypt towards the end of the XXXIII Dynasty, in the year 706 by Roman computation, afterwards reckoned by Christian computation as 48 B.C. A great radiance of silver fire, the dawn of a moonlit night, is rising in the east. The stars and the cloudless sky are our own contemporaries, nineteen and a half centuries younger than we know them; but you would not guess that from their appearance.
The intelligent woman's guide to socialism and capitalism by Bernard Shaw (
Book
)
116
editions published
between
1900
and
2007
in
12
languages
and held by
1,815
libraries
worldwide
An unsocial socialist by Bernard Shaw (
Book
)
112
editions published
between
1883
and
2010
in
10
languages
and held by
1,773
libraries
worldwide
The story centers on Sidney Trefusis, a millionaire socialist, who leaves his bride on their wedding day because he fears his passion for her will get in the way of his plans to overthrow the British government. Sidney vanished "underground" - disguises himself as a common laborer called "Mengels" - and infiltrates Alton College, a girl's school where well-bred young women are "fitted and fatted to be put on the marriage market". His plan: take over the school and plant the seed of radical socialism into the fertile brains of the future consorts of cabinet ministers and kings. What he doesn't plan on is the presence of one Agatha Wylie, a sixth-form rabble-rouser, who falls hopelessly in love with both Sidney and his politics, and just happens to be his deserted wife's cousin. Love triangles, mistaken identities, Marx, Engels, pistols and the proletariat jostle for position.
Collected letters by Bernard Shaw (
Book
)
64
editions published
between
1965
and
1988
in
3
languages
and held by
1,770
libraries
worldwide
The adventures of the black girl in her search for God by Bernard Shaw (
Book
)
96
editions published
between
1932
and
2006
in
15
languages
and held by
1,510
libraries
worldwide
Shaw caught a ton of grief for this 1932 novel. The protagonist is an African native girl recently converted to Christianity. She goes in search of God?literally walking into the bush to seek her maker. Instead, she finds numerous religious figures and philosophers, ranging from Noah to Voltaire.
The devil's disciple by Bernard Shaw (
Book
)
166
editions published
between
1881
and
2010
in
13
languages
and held by
1,486
libraries
worldwide
A young man takes sides with the Devil against straight laced Puritan respectability in the threatening days of the Revolutionary War.
Candida : a pleasant play by Bernard Shaw (
Book
)
218
editions published
between
1894
and
2010
in
20
languages
and held by
1,480
libraries
worldwide
Shaw's warm and witty play challenged conventional wisdom about relationships between the sexes. A beautiful wife must choose between the two men who love her. A Court Theatre Company co-production.
Plays: pleasant and unpleasant by Bernard Shaw (
Book
)
143
editions published
between
1898
and
2005
in
5
languages
and held by
1,411
libraries
worldwide
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Actresses American Revolution (1775-1783) Art appreciation Bibliography Biography Burgoyne, John,--1722-1792 Caesar, Julius Campbell, Patrick,--Mrs.,--1865-1940 Cleopatra,--Queen of Egypt,--d. 30 B.C Criticism, interpretation, etc. Critics Drama Drama Drama--Technique Dramatists, English Dramatists, Irish Egypt England England--London English drama Facsimiles Fathers and daughters Film adaptations Flower vending France Great Britain History Ibsen, Henrik,--1828-1906 Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Ireland Joan,--of Arc, Saint,--1412-1431 Language and languages Linguistics teachers Literature Manuscripts Man-woman relationships Music--Instruction and study New Hampshire Political and social views Political science Records and correspondence Religion Shakespeare, William,--1564-1616 Shaw, Bernard,--1856-1950 Social classes Socialism Speech and social status Theater United States Video recordings--for the hearing impaired
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Alternative Names
 Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950
Shaw, George Bernard, 1856-1950
Bassetto, Corno di Bassetto, Corno di, 1856-1950 Birnārd Shū, 1856-1950 Cā, Pern̲āṭ, 1856-1950 Corno di Bassetto. Corno di Bassetto, 1856-1950 Di Bassetto, Corno DiBassetto, Corno 1856-1950 Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, 1856-1950 Hsiao, Po-na, 1856-1950 Pern̲ārṭuṣā, 1856-1950 Pern̲āṭṣā, 1856-1950 Pseud. Bassetto, Corno di 1856-1950 Pseud. Corno di Bassetto 1856-1950 Ṣā, Jārj Pern̲ārṭu, 1856-1950 Ṣā, Pern̲ārṭ, 1856-1950 Šau, Ǧūrǧ Barnārd 1856-1950 Shāʾ, Jārj Birnārḍ, 1856-1950 Shaw, Bernard Shaw, Bernard 1856-1950 Shaw, Bernd 1856-1950 Falsche Namensform Shaw, Bernhard, 1856-1950 Shaw, G. B. Shaw, G. B., 1856-1950 Shaw, G. B. (George Bernard), 1856-1950 Shaw, G. Bernard Shaw, G. Bernard, 1856-1950 Shaw, G. Bernard (George Bernard), 1856-1950 Shaw, G. Bernarrd. Shaw, George B. 1856-1950 Shaw, George Bernard. Shaw, George Bernard, 1856-1950 Shaw, George Bernard 1856-1950 M; B 1996; NUC pre 56 Shaw, George Bernhard, 1856-1950 Shiyou, Baanādo, 1856-1950 Shō, Bānādo, 1856-1950 Shou, Bernard, 1856-1950 Shou, Dzhordzh Bernard, 1856-1950 Shū, Birnārd, 1856-1950 Šo, Bernard, 1856-1950 czerus Šou, Bernard. Šou, Bernard, 1856-1950 Šou, DžordžBernard 1856-1950 Sou, Mpernarnt 1856-1950 Шоу, Джордж Бернард, 1856-1950 שאאו, בערנארד שאו, בערנארד שאו, בערנארד, 1856־1950 שאו, ברנארד שאו, ברנארד, 1950־1856 שאו, ברנרד שאו, ג׳ורג׳ ברנרד برنارد شو برنارد شو، 1856-1950 م. برنارد شو، جورج، 1856-1950 م. شو، برنارد، 1856-1950 شو، جورج برنارد شو، جورج برنارد، 1856-1950. Ша, Бернард 肖, 伯纳 שאו, ג׳ורג׳ ברנרד שאו, ברנארד שאו, בערנארד شو، برنارد שאאו, בערנארד 蕭伯納 שאו, ברנרד ஷா, பெர்னாட் 萧, 伯纳 萧伯纳 Шоу, Джордж Бернард
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